The new in - display fingerprint sensor which we have seen in the latest Vivo smartphone in CES 2018 uses a new
Synaptics optical sensor.
The Synaptics optical scanner is extremely thin and also makes use of very little power from the battery.
We saw a Vivo concept with the new
Synaptics optical sensor back in February, but the Porsche Design Mate RS looks to be the first phone to market with the feature.
It is known as
the Synaptics Optical Sensor.
A Synaptics optical sensor sits just under the display and peers through the gaps between the OLED dots to recognize the unique pattern of your fingerprint.
The best part is that
the Synaptics optical fingerprint reader is already in mass production, and 2018 looks set to be full of new smartphones that use it.
Synaptics optical fingerprint sensors are available with SentryPoint ™ technology, offering OEMs a widerange of unique and highly secure authentication features including: Quantum Matcher ™ for adaptive fingerprint template matching and authentication; PurePrint ™ anti-spoof technology to examine fingerprint images using unique artificial intelligence technology to distinguish between spoofs and actual fingers; and SecureLink ™ which combines support for TLS protocol with ECC authentication and AES encryption.
Not exact matches
He is one of the world's leading researchers on
synaptic plasticity in the brain and has pioneered new
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While we previously predicted that Samsung's new flagship Galaxy Note 9, due out in 3Q18, will come equipped with an under - display fingerprint recognition function, we now believe Samsung will cancel this feature on Note 9 because both ultrasonic (provided by Qualcomm) and
optical (provided by Samsung LSI, Goodix, Egis, and
Synaptics) solutions can not meet Samsung's technical requirements.
«While we previously predicted that Samsung's new flagship Galaxy Note 9, due out in 3Q18, will come equipped with an under - display fingerprint recognition function, we now believe Samsung will cancel this feature on Note 9 because both ultrasonic — provided by Qualcomm — and
optical — provided by Samsung LSI, Goodix, Egis, and
Synaptics — solutions can not meet Samsung's technical requirements,» said Kuo.
Vivo revealed an as - yet - unnamed phone with the
Synaptics FS9500 Clear ID
optical sensor embedded between the glass layer and OLED panel.
Such a «drastic» change was brought about by the development of
optical fingerprint sensors, like the
Synaptics FS9100, which can be integrated under the glass.
Optical fingerprint recognition technology is the same tech
Synaptics, the company that made the scanner for the Vivo phones, uses.
Vivo is relying on the
optical fingerprint sensor from
Synaptics, which had announced this technology towards the end of 2017.
Synaptics today announced that it has begun mass production of its Clear ID FS9500
optical in - display fingerprint sensors in partnership with a «top five» manufacturer, suggesting at least one major smartphone brand will sport in - display fingerprint sensing technology in the future.
Synaptics has been working on fingerprint sensors capable of reading a fingerprint through display glass for some time now, and its first product, the Clear ID - FS9100, was announced back in late 2016.
«Additionally, we believe Apple has evaluated
Synaptic's
optical fingerprint solution, but that it has not been qualified.»
«
Synaptics» FS9100 family of fingerprint sensors represent a new breed of
optical fingerprint sensor technology that is designed to meet the needs of mobile devices, including the ability to image through a thick 2.5 D glass,» said Anthony Gioeli, vice president of marketing in the biometrics product division at
Synaptics, in a statement.
That's the idea behind Vivo's yet - unnamed phone, whose OLED display hides a pretty neat trick: an
optical fingerprint sensor by
Synaptics, allowing users to place one of their digits on the near - bezelless display and unlock the phone like any other sensor.
But
Synaptics» Clear ID
optical fingerprint sensor, which sits directly underneath the OLED display of Vivo's X20 Plus UD (the UD stands for «under display»), appears to be the perfect solution.
Samsung's name was never explicitly mentioned, but
Synaptics hinted at a «top five OEM» adopting its new
optical Clear ID FS9500 fingerprint sensor for a «Tier 1 customer phone» set to be showcased at CES 2018 in January with a bezel - free OLED «infinity display.»
The new
Synaptics Clear ID
optical fingerprint sensors deliver one - touch high - resolution scanning through full cover glass and enable sleek, button - free, bezel - free infinity displays.
Synaptics» highperformance Clear ID FS9500
optical solution excels with wet, dry and cold fingers, and since it's protected by glass, is durable, scratchproof and waterproof.
«
Synaptics» Clear ID fingerprint sensors are faster, more convenient, and more secure than alternative biometrics, and this
optical technology represents a major innovation shift and opportunity for the smartphone market.»
Clear ID
Optical Sensors are Faster, More Convenient and Secure than Alternative Biometrics SAN JOSE, Calif. — December 12, 2017 — Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leading developer of human interface solutions, today announced mass production with a top five OEM of its new Clear ID ™ FS9500 family of optical in - display fingerprint s
Optical Sensors are Faster, More Convenient and Secure than Alternative Biometrics SAN JOSE, Calif. — December 12, 2017 —
Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leading developer of human interface solutions, today announced mass production with a top five OEM of its new Clear ID ™ FS9500 family of
optical in - display fingerprint s
optical in - display fingerprint sensors.
The
optical sensor can't physically sense a pulse, but
Synaptics told us that it has built in a robust anti-spoofing system to ensure its reader can't be fooled by others trying to imitate your fingerprint.
The phone features the Clear ID 9500
optical under - display fingerprint scanner developed by
Synaptics.
On a more technical level,
Synaptic's
optical sensor tech works by scanning your fingerprint through the gaps between pixels in an OLED display.
Samsung has collaborated with
Synaptics for use of its
optical fingerprint scanner, which can be embedded within the display of a smartphone.
While
Synaptics assures me the FS9500 is spoof - proof, having successfully passed a whole gamut of tests, including photos of fingerprints and 3D prints, until the
optical module starts appearing on devices we'll just have to take their word for it.
Just recently,
Synaptics launched a new
optical fingerprint scanner, prompting suggestions that the same Natural ID could be featured on the 2017 Samsung flagship.
It'll be headed to Asian markets next quarter, but the real showstopper here is that scanner, called the
Synaptics Clear ID in - display
optical fingerprint sensor, also known as the FS9500, which is positioned between the display glass and OLED panel.
The
optical sensor that has been announced by
Synaptics is very similar to what Samsung might be attempting.
Recently, the manufacturing partner of Samsung,
Synaptics, has announced an
optical fingerprint scanner.
However, when Samsung was asked about whether it would incorporate the
optical sensor announced by
Synaptic, the company refused to comment.
For the sensor, Apple may have to use
Synaptics»
optical fingerprint sensor since that is the only technology currently available in the market that can work through the display cover glass.
Synaptics has unveiled a new line of
optical fingerprint sensors that phone makers will be able to place under the glass of future devices.
Samsung is expected to collaborate with
Synaptics to bring
optical fingerprint sensors to Galaxy devices.
The
optical fingerprint recognition technology is still nascent and the report claims that Samsung and its fingerprint sensor supplier
Synaptics were running out of time.
Synaptics introduced its
optical fingerprint scanner in January.
The
Synaptics ClearID module is an
optical sensor that sits under the glass of an OLED screen, and it's making its public debut on a Vivo phone later this year.
The main takeaway here is that
Synaptics» solution is
optical, not capacitive, which doesn't require thinning of the surface glass to improve recognition:
Using
Synaptics» new
optical tech, this mysterious smartphone vendor will release a smartphone with a fingerprint scanner embedded beneath the phone's display.
Synaptics today (Dec. 13) announced a new line of
optical fingerprint sensors that will allow phone makers to place the sensor, complete with biometric technology, under the glass on the front of the phone.
Vivo is using
Synaptics»
optical Clear ID fingerprint scanner.
«
Synaptics Incorporated, the leading developer of human interface solutions, today announced mass production with a top five OEM of its new Clear ID ™ FS9500 family of
optical in - display fingerprint sensors,» the company said in the press release.
Vivo is using
Synaptics» Clear ID
optical fingerprint scanner on the X20 Plus UD.
Goodix's
optical in - display fingerprint scanner is a direct competitor to
Synaptics» Clear ID fingerprint scanner, which is also an in - display fingerprint scanner, and is included in the Vivo X20 Plus UD.